merry x-mas?

what do you get when you mix religion, politics and comedy?

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yoga for the heart

i've always struggled with back pain, but so much so recently that i started sleeping on the floor. dave wasn't too happy about me not sleeping in bed with him so i researched "back exercises" on you tube and got back a ton of yoga videos. usually i would wait until beniah was asleep, but i guess once i did it while both beniah and rylan was here and they both tried to copy me. it was too funny. now every once in a while beniah will "stretch" with me.

tis the season

christmas always seems to sneak up on us, but especially when living in arizona. with 80 degree days its hard for it to "feel" like the holidays. b's aunt tyler introduced us to the jesse tree, a family devotion that traces the lineage of jesus and ends on christmas day. we've had a great time sitting down together as a family, reading out of b's toddler bible and "talking" about the stories with him. i say "talking" because we usually don't know what b is trying to say! but he is too adorable when we pray, i had to post this video. along with the devotional we put an ornament on our tree that reminds us of the story-so you will see me pointing him to different ones as he is praying. he talks a lot about "the moon and the sun" (creation) and "the boat" (noah's ark).

thomas friedman: wikichina

i am a huge fan of new york times columnist thomas friedman and this article is one of the best i have read: from wikichina

to be fair and balanced, below you can check out youtube sensation governor chris christie of new jersey sound like like an intelligent human being. this is not sarcasm, i don't know much about the new republican governor and i am a huge supporter of teachers and teacher benefits, but it was very refreshing to hear a politician answer a question directly and coherently. what you won't hear is question dodging or weightless talking points common amongst so many politicians today.

a visit with poppo and mimi

dave's parents (poppo and mimi) were able to make it out to tucson for a good long visit over the thanksgiving holiday. we all got to hang out together, take a trip to the zoo, go for a hike, and of course, eat! here are some highlights.

 i love corbin's face here! i mean, who doesn't love giraffes?

the funny thing about this picture was there was no animal in the habitat to look at, but we must have stayed there for almost 5 minutes!

b, taking after his uncle paul and watching the turtles swim around.

 feeding the fish..who sadly were not that interested.

beniah fit perfectly in the cousin's red car. he loved driving around!

eric twirling beniah around in the swing. they both had so much fun with this.

reading time with poppo.

pre bedtime with mimi brings books and giggling!

our black friday hike in sabino canyon. we found a gorgeous spot to have a picnic.

a little help from dada.

exploring around our lunch site.

uncle dave/dada teaching the boys how to skip rocks.